Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S 1814, John Ferguson, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Ferguson, John
S 1814
carded
CONTENTS

7171
Tennessee (west)
John Ferguson
of Franklin in the State of Tennessee who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Brooks of the Regt commanded by Col. Nichols in the Virginia army. time for 6 mos.
Inscribed on the Roll of Tennessee at the rate of 20 Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of March 1833 and sent to Micah Saul Winchester T.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833 $40.00 Semiannual allowance ending Sept 1833 10.00
$50.00.
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk, Book E Vol. 7. Page 78.

State of Virginia } This 30th day of August 1832 Franklin County } personally appeared in open court before the honorable justices of the court of pleas and general sessions now sitting John H. Hargason aged 74 years who after being duly sworn doth in his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of congress passed June the 9th 1832 I was born in the year 1758 in the state of virgin ia & county of Franklin  Botetourt  where I was a child my father moved to Henrico county in the same state I entered the service about 18 or 19 years of age & was a Militiaman under Captain Brooks this officer does not recollect the given name of said Brooks but believes it was John nor does he recollect the number name of the regiment more than that Col. York Nichols & Maj. Bechara Sturdivant & his Capt was all in the regiment & that General Henry Lane was the present General we marched out from the neighborhood of Richmond to Williamsburg where we checked from there to Fairly Point where we remained until our three months was out where I got my discharge from Capt Brooks I then returned home to Henrico county to get I remained at home a few weeks & was called out again under Capt Thomas Beck where I was of the same Regiment of Capt Brooks was was called from home to Williamsburg we stayed there a few days & marched back to Richmond & remained there until my second three months was out where I re ceived another discharge which was given

by Col. Richardson I was not immediately presented get the receiving discharges & Discharge of Benjamin Good received it for me, who afterwards gave it to me & then returned home which was about the last of April the year this applicant does not recollect I remained at home probably one month or so until Colonel John who was under the command of Colonel John Pleasant was ordered out with 8 men among whom was one to collect cattle & carry to Little York the battle was in pastures this side of Williamsburg from where we took them to Little York I was continued there until I got my discharge which was in Williamsburg on the twenty fifth day of Oct after the capture of Lord Coeur Wallis from where I returned home to Henrico County this was the last time I was in the service I remained in Henrico County 3 or 4 months after I returned home & then moved into Buckingham a distance of about seven miles where I lived about three years & then moved to Prince Edward County where I also lived about three years when I moved to Cumberland and County where I lived about 8 years when I moved back into Buckingham County & lived there about six years from there I moved to the state of In- diana Anderson County where I lived about 13 years about 14 years after which my house was burned & my discharges consigned in it I moved from there to St. Martin County, Indiana where I have lived ever since which has been fifteen or sixteen years & still expect to live I have no record of my age but from the accounts I received from my father & mother I am in about 74 years of age I was known to most of the officers whom I have mentioned in this my declaration & oath

other officers & soldiers I hereby certify that no one of us is entitled to a pension or annuity except the present declared that my name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any state in the united states owned & subscribed the day & year aforesaid E Russell Clerk John F. Ferguson mark
We Henry Hunt a blacksmith & Robert Blackburn all citizens of the county aforesaid do hereby certify that we are acquainted with John Ferguson who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be 74 years of age that he is a man of veracity & has allways been reputed in the neighborhood where he lives to have been a soldier of the revolution & we concur in that opinion Henry Hunt Robert Blackburn mark to be subscribed in open court the day & year aforesaid
E Russell Clerk J W Wagner D.C. 114
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories presented by the

War Department that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served as his State. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Henry Hunt who has signed the preceding certificate is a Clergyman resident in the County of Franklin and State of Tennessee and that Robert Blackburn, who has also signed the same is a resident in the County and State aforesaid and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Edmond Russell clerk of the court of plea and quarter sessions of Franklin County in the in the State of Tennessee do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of John Ferguson for a pension.
Ms. A. 9. 2. 22 12. 176
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office the 30th day of August A.D. 1832
E Russell Clerk of Franklin County Court W.B. Wagnon D.C.
Oral

12476
John Ferguson Trunfee
from — print 6 months. $20.
Isaac Paul to Manchester Franklin

BRIEF in the case of John Ferguson  County of Franklin in the State of Tennessee  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 74  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     In 17 3 Private Gen. Sauverson   3 Capt Brooks Col.   not stated Michell, Major   Stubblefield,  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? None  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Henrico Va  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? The Clerk's Seal has no device 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
Chas. Forrest  Examining Clerk.

New York
1814
INVALID.
File No. 1814
John Ferguson. Prio. Va. Div.
Act: June 7, 1832.
Index: —Vol. a , Page 122
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1928 Sept. 1. Photos mailed to Mrs. Caroline W. Nesley. See letter & receipt x Rev. Clancey - John Miller, widow Ruth W. 53378 auct.

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of John Ferguson which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? Yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? Yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? No V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? No VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? Yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? Yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? Yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? Yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? Yes it has no device

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? Yes XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? No XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? Yes XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? 4, 7.
 EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
†QUERE XIV. Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
†QUERE XVI. Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
☞ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

SUBMIT IN DUPLICATE.
1-681
PHONE Branch 476
All inquiries regarding this job should refer to Requisition No.
26119
Requisition for Duplicating, Addressograph, Photostat, and Blue Print Work.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WASHINGTON
CHIEF, Division of Publications, Room G 137.
August 29, 1928 192
Please furnish work specified below.
Bureau ordering Pensions
Deliver to Room No. 5033
(ALL COPY FOR DUPLICATING WORK SHOULD BE PLAIN AND WRITTEN IN ELITE TYPE, EXACTLY LINE FOR LINE AS IT IS TO APPEAR ON FINISHED JOB.)
Title and description of job photostatic copies of two pages from Rev. War pension claim of John Ferguson, S. 1814.
No. of copies 1 of each page Shall form be kept standing? days
For further information see M.M.H. Finch
5033 Room No. 541 Phone No.
Approved:
Ad. Wilkinson
Chief Clerk of Bureau.
Margaret M.H. Finch
Chief of Branch or Division.
NOTE: No order made "SPECIAL" unless statement showing necessity is written below and approved by Chief Clerk of Bureau ordering
CHECK WORK DESIRED
Duplicate
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single or double space?
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Assembling
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Addressograph from lists
Envelopes, size
Cards, size
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Photostat x Size actual Official use? Repay? yes $0.30
Blue Print Size Official use? Repay? $
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BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Ferguson, Joseph GRADE Private LINE Hazen's Regiment
WARRANT NUMBER 13074 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED July 10, 1789 to Ann O'Brian (late Ann Ferguson) the widow and legal representative!
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.